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Ed King (Alfred A. Knopf) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Ed KingWhen a mild-mannered actuary sleeps with the sexy British au pair who's taking care of his children in Seattle in 1962, he sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted and adored, grows up to be Edward Aaron King, a billionaire Internet tycoon and international celebrity-- who unknowingly hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.
Full description- Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
- Published: 18 October 2011
- Format: Hardback 320 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780307271068 ISBN 10: 0307271064
- Sales rank: 175,505
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Full description for Ed King
A sweeping, propulsive, darkly humorous new novel by the best-selling author of "Snow Falling on Cedars: "a story of destiny, desire, and destruction that reimagines Sophocles's "Oedipus Rex" for our own era. In Seattle in 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary--"a guy who weighs risk for a living"--takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane Burroughs, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family and named Edward Aaron King, grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity--the "King of Search"--who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape. An instant classic--David Guterson's most daring and dazzling novel yet--that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.
